Man held for burning national flag

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LAHORE: Police arrested a man who allegedly desecrated the national flag in Faisal Town on Thursday.

The suspect, Qamarul Zaman, of Swabi works as a security guard and allegedly burnt the national flag. The suspect also raised slogan against the country in front of people.

Faisal Town SHO Inspector Waseem Akhtar said some locals reported to police that a man had burnt the national flag on Aug 13. He said the matter was brought into the knowledge of higher-ups and a team was constituted to arrest the suspect.

He said police arrested the suspect who had been fired from the army due to prolonged absence and had been working as a guard in a security company.

The SHO said a case under Section 123-B of PPC was registered against the suspect and police also recovered the burnt flag.

Published in Dawn, August 28th, 2015

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